The sudden rainy season made the weather in the Zhongtiao Mountain area seem a bit cool. Dozens of tanks driving in the fields were crushing the ground wantonly, and the tanks' tracks dug up a lot of mud. Each tank carried multiple infantrymen.
Huang Jianhua, half of his body exposed from the control tower, let the rain hit him continuously without any intention of closing the hatch cover.
From the morning until now, the armored battalion has basically not stopped attacking. Although it feels quite tired, it is more excited.
"Brothers, let's destroy the 9th Brigade and then have lunch!" Battalion Commander Li Changan's heroic words came from the earphones of the tank soldier's leather cap. Huang Jianhua smiled, and we destroyed the 9th Brigade before we had lunch. This was the commander of the regiment, Gao Hongming.
slogan shouted over the radio before launching the attack this morning.
Originally, the attack of the armored forces went smoothly, and the first and second Japanese positions were captured one after another. However, they encountered problems when attacking the third line of defense. The Japanese learned the lesson and dug several anti-tank trenches in front of the third line of defense.
, making it difficult for tanks to pass.
It stands to reason that anti-tank trenches are not impossible to deal with. Just send a few bulldozers to level the trenches or send engineers to blow them up with explosives.
However, because the Japanese army's position was too steep, it was difficult for bulldozers to drive up it, and the Japanese army fired artillery down from above and laid anti-tank mines, making the attack extremely difficult. Therefore, Gao Hongming made a decisive decision and asked the armored battalion to bypass the enemy's retreat from the flanks.
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"Attention, I am a hound. I found the cavalry at 11 o'clock. They are the Japanese cavalry." A report from the Bobcat reconnaissance tank responsible for the search mission came through the earphones.
Huang Jianhua picked up the binoculars and saw a group of Japanese cavalry. These horsemen were walking leisurely on horseback. The plaster flags were clearly visible. When Huang Jianhua saw this, he showed an excited and bloodthirsty smile.
"Attention all units, there is a group of more than 200 Japanese cavalry. All units form a battle formation to surround them and beat me hard."
"clear!"
Almost at the same time, the Japanese cavalry responsible for the search also discovered Huang Jianhua's sudden appearance of the tank.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly! It's a Chinese chariot..." Captain Zhong, the leader, quickly turned his horse's head and ordered the cavalry to retreat.
"Brothers, aim for me! Hit hard! Don't miss anyone!" As soon as Huang Jianhua finished speaking, all the tanks and guns fired.
The lieutenant squadron leader kept whipping his horse in an attempt to escape from the tank's shooting range, but before he could turn around, he was hit by a bullet. After the 7.92mm bullet hit his head, it rolled inside his skull, cracked, and opened most of it.
Head, the squadron leader who lost half of his head fell off his horse without saying a word, and was immediately trampled into a pulp by the horse behind him.
"Vulnerable!" Huang Jianhua, half of his body exposed, said contemptuously.
Huang Jianhua, who had experienced many battles, had grown into an experienced veteran. Driving a tank weighing more than 20 tons, he had enough confidence to defy the cavalry unit in front of him, which used backward single-shot weapons.
The Japanese cavalry only hated the fact that the horse had grown two legs. They shot back randomly while beating the horse violently and retreating. As cavalry, they knew very well that no matter how brave the cavalry was, they would only die if they encountered the torrent of steel. At this time
How long will it take if I don’t run?
Huang Jianhua commanded the No. 2134 tank to rush to the front, followed closely behind the cavalry, and kept firing with MG34 machine guns. The Japanese cavalry and horses were shot and fell from time to time. The tanks ruthlessly ran over the bodies of people and horses, and the bright red blood was everywhere.
The tank tracks crushed it and merged with the loess, eventually turning into fertilizer in the wilderness, nourishing the Chinese land that had been ravaged by Japanese pirates...
Raindrop-like shells swept across the entire mountain in an instant. This small mountain with an altitude of only more than 300 square meters was like a small boat in the rough sea.
In the headquarters of the 100th Regiment of the Japanese Army, a lieutenant rushed in and reported with a pale face to the brigade commander Suzuki Shigeyasu: "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, there is a sudden appearance less than 500 meters away from us in front of us.
There are at least thirty or forty Chinese tanks. The cavalry squadron we sent out for reinforcements was also beaten back by the Chinese tanks."
"China Chariot?"
Suzuki Shigeyasu was shocked at first, and then became furious, "How is this possible? I just had a phone call with Nakano Yoshizo, and he was still commanding the 100th Regiment to resist. How could the Chinese tanks break through the 100th Regiment?"
The defense line is here?"
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, according to the report, the leftmost position of the 100th Regiment has been captured by the Chinese. It is estimated that the tanks bypassed our defense line from there and outflanked us. It seems that they intend to encircle and annihilate us."
Looking at the panicked lieutenant, Suzuki Shigeyasu calmed down.
"How many troops do we still have here?"
"I'm reporting to you, the brigade commander, that there are still a squadron of 200 guards at the wing headquarters, and there is also a baggage brigade of more than 500 people stationed behind us."
"Immediately order the baggage troops to move closer to us. Everyone should take up arms to defend. We must not lose them here!"
"Hi!"
More than twenty minutes later, fierce gunfire sounded around the headquarters.
Suzuki Shigeyasu, who was holding the command sword, was soaked by the rain. He was trembling and lying in the trench, looking at the Chinese tanks approaching him from the front.
It can be said that since he came into contact with the Liantai Militia, his inherent concept of the Chinese army has been almost completely broken.
First of all, the Chinese are not cowards, they are just as brave as the Imperial soldiers in battle.
Secondly, the infantry firepower of this army is extremely powerful, even far exceeding that of the Imperial Army;
Third, they can get endless artillery support. On the other hand, the imperial army suffered heavy losses due to being bombarded by Chinese aircraft and heavy artillery.
Now the Ninth Brigade has had supply problems these days, resulting in problems with ammunition and food. The soldiers have become exhausted because they have to build fortifications and even anti-tank trenches.
At this time, several Panzer IV tanks painted gray were increasing their accelerators and heading back toward their trenches. As a result of increasing the accelerators, thick black smoke emitted from the exhaust pipes at the rear of the tanks.
The tank made a harsh roar, and its tracks rolled over the hillside that had turned into mud, splashing up waves of mud. Behind the tank were the Chinese infantry charging at waist height.
On the other hand, the Japanese army fell into a negative state of hunger, cold, and exhaustion. However, this only aroused the Japanese army's ferocity and became even crazier.
Suzuki Shigeyasu waved his hand, and two soldiers carrying heavy explosive packs jumped out of the trench and ran wildly down the mountain. They were beaten into sieves before they even got close to the tank, and then were blown into parts by the explosive packs.
As the No. 4 tank approached, one Japanese soldier fell under the gunfire of the Chinese tank, and several tanks even rushed to the front less than 200 meters away from Suzuki Shigeyasu.